Re: [tied] Albanian: length of time in the Balkans

David Webb wrote:

> Is there any linguistic proof of the
> length of time Albanians have been in the Balkans? I suppose everyone
> knows that many Serbs argue that they came to the Balkans only in the
> 11th century, and they also try to argue for a connection between
> Albania and the (unrelated) Kingdom of Albania in the Caucasus. I
> think linguistics could shed some light on the surprising emergence
> of Albanians in the 11th century after many centuries during which
> the Illyrians were not mentioned.

no educated person doubts abut the autochtony of Albanians in Balcan.
The matter which is discussed is "where exactly" in Balcan. The
linguistic proof doesnt tell us the exact year but it tells us about
phonetic changes before Roman qonquest in Balkan.

Alex




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